Marshall St John Oswald | |
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Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major-General Marshall St John Oswald CB CBE DSO MC was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.
Oswald was commissioned into the Royal Artillery. [1] He served in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Military Cross [2] and the Distinguished Service Order. [3]
After the War he became Chief of Staff for I (BR) Corps in 1959 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1962, in which capacity he dealt with the defection of the intercept operator Brian Patchett, [4] before retiring in 1965. [5]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 Birthday Honours. [6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1965 New Year Honours. [7]
Marshall St John Oswald | |
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Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major-General Marshall St John Oswald CB CBE DSO MC was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.
Oswald was commissioned into the Royal Artillery. [1] He served in the Second World War during which he was awarded the Military Cross [2] and the Distinguished Service Order. [3]
After the War he became Chief of Staff for I (BR) Corps in 1959 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1962, in which capacity he dealt with the defection of the intercept operator Brian Patchett, [4] before retiring in 1965. [5]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 Birthday Honours. [6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1965 New Year Honours. [7]